“No, no. The earache didn’t last long and I watched to see if they were bleeding. But they were not. They checked their messages and they read it at the same time having realised that their message was the same. It was only one sentence with the words joined up:

Zaragoza collpases

I am quiet but intrigued. I see that my mother’s mobile has an intermittent light flashing, indicating that there’s a new text message.